4 questioned in Country Club Hills shooting

January 13, 2010

Four people were still being questioned by Country Club Hills Police, almost 24 hours after 15 people were taken into police custody following a shooting that left one person wounded and resulted in a barricade situation at a nearby home in the south suburb.

Police along with Mayor Dwight Welch responded to 169th Street and Old Elm Drive at about 6:20 p.m. for a report of a person shot in the street, Welch said.

Officers found a "young adult" had been shot in the leg through the thigh, and he was taken to a local hospital. Welch said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, and the victim was conscious and talking at the scene. He was treated and released from South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, according to a village news release.

Seven people, including a 1-year-old child and its mother, holed up in a house near the shooting during the standoff. Police had surrounded the house for several hours and demanded the residents come out. There was no indication any of them had been held hostage. They surrendered to police peacefully about about 9:20 p.m., authorities said.

In addition, police took eight other people into custody for questioning after the shooting, including the four who were still being questioned this afternoon, a spokeswoman for Country Club Hills said in a release.